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With all the buzz from the announcement Google made regarding their partnership with Energy, Inc. and the TED 5000 I decided now would be a good time to provide a summary of all the companies in the residential energy monitoring space. This list was compiled with the help of articles I read posted on Earth2Tech and Open4Energy. I'm not doing an in-depth review of each company, just a link to their site and a few thoughts. This list is a work in progress so please let me know if I am missing products or if you have experience using any of them.

Wattvison - Soon to be released. Looks like a combination of TED 5000 and PowerCost monitor i.e. a web enabled meter reader. Has the potential to be more popular than TED 5000 because you dont have to install it in an electrical panel.

I was surprised to see how far along the UK was in this area. I will say that companies that dont have a web based component (i.e. log on to your computer or iPhone to see energy consumption) probably wont last long unless they are cheap. I believe energy monitoring is most effective if it is done with history tracking, which is best achieved with web monitoring.

What other companies are out there? How many of you have tried the devices on this list?

Hi, I am researching for a professor friend of mine and wondering what solutions there are for a combined water and electricity monitoring. So far, I'm finding a lot of JUST electricity. I know LUCID and Agilewaves do both (and more) but i can't find a price, and they seem geared towards commercial applications (which will make them cost prohibitive for residential applications). Thanks!
Martha

Another UK based offering is METERology (<a href="http://www.meterology.co.uk" title="http://www.meterology.co.uk" rel="nofollow"> http://www.meterology.co.uk</a>). Although this is primarily focused on industrial/commercial customers it can also be used in high end domestic applications.
It uses the pulse output from existing meters, stores the data in a SQL server database (which can be SQL Express) and the data can then be queried through a browser.

I was reading this thread and wanted to ask a question of either the moderator or anyone who is seeing my post.
I am interested in reviewing and researching companies who offer energy monitoring products, either hardware/software solutions or some sort of a turn-key self-contained plug &amp; play device like a Linux based LCD monitoring panel which interfaces to yoru conventional/alternative energy system.
If anyone out there is aware of such a device, please let me know.
Thanks.
Andre

John,
We have been using EKM Metering smart meters to remotely meter our industrial machinery over the internet in real time. We now have years of data about our usage and can spot trends and problems. The meter gives us more information accurate to 0.5%: voltage, amps, power factor, watts, and total kWh every few seconds. Very reasonably priced as well - http://www.ekmmetering.com

Hello all,
Does anyone know which one of the devices mentioned above has the ability to program (4)tier rates and a constant weekend rate?
In Ontario we now have 3 different rates (low, mid, high)throughout the day. The low rate is in affect on weekend and holidays.
Any help is greatly appreciated.